STAND. COM. REP. NO.2458

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.C.R. No. 19

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 19 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION PLANS AND THE COSTS THEREOF,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to secure legislative approval of the compensation plans of the State, Judiciary, and the counties.

Testimony in support of the measure was received from the Conference of Personnel Directors.

Your Committee finds that sections 77-4 and 77-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, require all personnel directors of the State, the Judiciary, the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, and the counties to meet in joint conference each odd-numbered year to review the general condition of the compensation plans for civil service employees and to compile their views and recommendations for submission to the Public Employees Compensation Appeals Board for its consideration.

Your Committee also finds that the Public Employees Compensation Appeals Board has completed hearings on repricing appeals from affected persons and parties, has made its final adjustments to the tentative compensation plans, submitted by the Conference of Personnel Directors, and has prepared its written findings in its "Report of Findings on Adjustments to the Compensation Plans" dated January 3, 2002.

Subsequent to the final adjustments made by the Public Employees Compensation Appeals Board, the Conference of Personnel Directors is required to submit to the Legislature through the Office of the Governor, the compensation plans that shall be effective July 1, 2002, and the costs thereof for its information and approval.

Your Committee believes that the compensation plans and costs thereof should be approved.

Your Committee has amended the measure by making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purpose of clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 19, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 19, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor,

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BOB NAKATA, Chair